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The Blackleg Miner

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[Verse]
N.C.
It's in the evening after dark
N.C.
When the blackleg miner creeps to work
N.C.
With his moleskin pants and dirty shirt
N.C.
There goes the blackleg miner
[Verse]
N.C.
Well, he grabs his duds and down he goes
N.C.
To hew the coal that lies below
N.C.
There's not a woman in this town row
N.C.
Will look at the blackleg miner
[Instrumental]
F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m
F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m
[Verse]
Oh, Delaval is a Eterrible place
They F#mrub wet clay in the Eblackleg's face
And aF#mround the heaps they Erun a footrace
To F#mcatch the Eblackleg F#mminer
[Verse]
And div'nt gang near the ESeghill mine
AF#mcross the way they Estretch a line
To F#mcatch the throat and bEreak the spine
Of the F#mdirty Eblackleg F#mminer
[Instrumental]
F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m
F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m
[Verse]
They grab his duds and his Epicks as well
They F#mhoy him down to the Epit of hell
F#mDown you go and Efare ye well
You F#mdirty Eblackleg F#mminer
[Verse]
Oh, it's in the evening Eafter dark
When the F#mblackleg miner Ecreeps to work
With his F#mmoleskin pants and Edirty shirt
There F#mgoes the Eblackleg F#mminer
[Instrumental]
F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m
F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m
[Verse]
So, join the union Ewhile you may
F#mDon't wait till your Edying day
For F#mthat may not be Efar away
You F#mdirty Eblackleg F#mminer
[Outro]
F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m
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